AMD A8-6500T vs AMD Phenom II X4 905e

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-6500T and AMD Phenom II X4 905e processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD A8-6500T

AMD Phenom II X4 905e

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-6500T

Around 24% higher clock speed: 3.1 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 45 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1139 vs 1034
Around 2% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 3.574 vs 3.495

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI vs 45 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1139 vs 1034
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.574 vs 3.495

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 905e

2.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2014 vs 1983

Specifications (specs)
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 192 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	2014 vs 1983

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-6500T
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 905e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1139

1034

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1983

2014

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3.574

3.495

Name	AMD A8-6500T	AMD Phenom II X4 905e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1139	1034
PassMark - CPU mark	1983	2014
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.574	3.495
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	139.953
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.423
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	10.436
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	40.578
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1662
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4721

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A8-6500T	AMD Phenom II X4 905e
Essentials
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
OPN PIB	AD650TYHHLBOX
OPN Tray	AD650TYHA44HL
Place in performance rating	1954	1938
Series	AMD A8-Series APU for Desktops	4x Phenom II (Desktop)
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Deneb
Launch date		June 2009
Launch price (MSRP)		$212
Price now		$53.99
Value for money (0-100)		16.84
Performance
Base frequency	2.1 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	71.30°C
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz	2.5 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		258 mm
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Transistor count		758 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
Supported memory types		DDR3
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	720 MHz
iGPU core count	256
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon HD 8550D
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	11
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerGating
PowerNow
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0